Photography by Jim Bartsch
Beach style seated home bar in Los Angeles with open cabinets, light wood cabinets and grey floor.

Hawthorne

Saunders Building Company Pty Ltd

Caco Photography
Design ideas for a mid-sized beach style seated home bar in Brisbane with an undermount sink, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, dark hardwood floors, brown floor, white benchtop, open cabinets and glass sheet splashback.

San Clemente

Blackband Design

AFTER: BAR | We completely redesigned the bar structure by opening it up. It was previously closed on one side so we wanted to be able to walk through to the living room. We created a floor to ceiling split vase accent wall behind the bar to give the room some texture and break up the white walls. We carried over the tile from the entry to the bar and used hand stamped carrara marble to line the front of the bar and used a smoky blue glass for the bar counters. | Renovations + Design by Blackband Design | Photography by Tessa Neustadt

True-blue views

LMK Interiors

Porcelain tile floor, basaltina counters, live edge elm bar top carrier landing strip, Urban Electric lights, Sub Zero Wine Refrigerators, Kegerator
This is an example of a large beach style seated home bar in San Francisco.

Colleyville Residence

Gallagher Interiors

This is an example of a beach style seated home bar in Dallas with open cabinets, wood benchtops, dark hardwood floors, brown floor and brown benchtop.

Beach Style Home Bar

Beach style seated home bar in Miami with glass-front cabinets, dark wood cabinets and medium hardwood floors.

Summerland Ave - Renovation

E2 Homes

Rickie Agapito
Photo of a beach style seated home bar in Orlando with glass-front cabinets, grey cabinets, marble benchtops, metal splashback, dark hardwood floors and white benchtop.

Caribbean-style in Manhattan Beach

Luke Gibson Photography

Luke Gibson Photography
Inspiration for a beach style u-shaped seated home bar in Los Angeles with dark hardwood floors.

The Strand Beach House

Caroline Burke Designs & Associates, Inc.

mark Lohman
Inspiration for a beach style galley seated home bar in Los Angeles with beaded inset cabinets, light wood cabinets, multi-coloured splashback and mosaic tile splashback.

Mead Point Shingle

Significant Homes LLC

Douglas Vanderhorn Architects
Design ideas for a beach style seated home bar in New York with dark hardwood floors.

CK Custom Homes and Canada Design Group in Southwest Florida

Wilson Lighting

Inspiration for a mid-sized beach style l-shaped seated home bar in Miami with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, black cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, ceramic floors, white floor and white benchtop.

Modern Beach House

Patterson Custom Homes

Ryan Garvin
Beach style seated home bar in Orange County with glass-front cabinets, beige splashback, light hardwood floors, beige floor and grey benchtop.

Coastal Cottage

ADŌR Homes

Benjamin Moore Black shaker style cabinets Belvedere granite countertops Black leather, brass and acrylic barstools Feiss pendants Metallic black subway tile Emtek satin brass hardware white oak flooring with custom stain Photo by @Spacecrafting

Beach Front Home

JMA INTERIOR DESIGN

Design ideas for a mid-sized beach style seated home bar in San Diego with medium hardwood floors, shaker cabinets, blue cabinets and blue splashback.

Seaside Renovation

Cristina Johnson AIA, NCIDQ - TMS Architects

Rob Karosis
Design ideas for an expansive beach style seated home bar in Boston with dark hardwood floors, an undermount sink, white cabinets, marble benchtops, blue splashback and glass tile splashback.

Private Residence, Okauchee Lake

Kings Way Homes

Inspiration for an expansive beach style l-shaped seated home bar in Milwaukee with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, grey cabinets, quartz benchtops, brown splashback, brick splashback, multi-coloured floor and grey benchtop.

2017 Midwest Home Luxury Tour

City Homes, LLC

Large beach style single-wall seated home bar in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, blue cabinets, brick splashback, grey floor, shaker cabinets, quartz benchtops, brown splashback, carpet and grey benchtop.

Delightful Terrace Level in Roswell

Handcrafted Homes, Inc.

Terrace level seated bar with pecan finished cabinets and bar top. The cabinets have a custom stain to complement the quartz countertop. Gregg Willett Photography

Treasure Island Residence

ZaZood

Brandi Image Photography
This is an example of a large beach style seated home bar in Tampa.

Duck, NC - New Construction

Amy Hilliker Certified Designer-The Design Project

Photo of a large beach style seated home bar in Other with ceramic floors, beige floor, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, brown splashback, timber splashback and black benchtop.

Beach Style Seated Home Bar Design Ideas

A beach style home bar can provide a spot of indulgence for one, or be a central hub you gather round when entertaining. Whether you’re thinking of planning a wine bar, outdoor bar, or just making room for a bar cart, browse these images for inspiration, and ask yourself the following questions.

Where should you position your home bar?

The most popular location for a beach style home bar is in or near the kitchen or dining room. If you prefer entertaining outdoors, however, an outdoor bar can be a dream addition to any Aussie backyard – and imagine the luxury of swimming up to your very own pool bar! If you're building from scratch, a landscape architect can help you work out the ideal design for your space.

What type of home bar is best suited to your needs?

Home bars come in all shapes and sizes, and with an array of practicalities. Utilise an awkward corner with a cabinet bar; maximise floor space with a trunk bar, which unfolds to create a bar counter; or conveniently turn any space in your house into a bar room with a mobile bar such as a fun bar cart. If you prefer a more grandiose option, or all the amenities of a real bar, you can’t go past a built-in beach style home bar.

What home bar functionalities do you want to include?

Decide how you will use the bar and whether you will need sinks, storage and refrigeration. Including a sink in your beach style home bar design is a practical addition if you choose a location far from your kitchen. If you’re a wine connoisseur, you may want to include additional wine storage, whereas a mini bar fridge within the kitchen may need no extra storage at all. Home bars that will be used infrequently – perhaps an outdoor bar in the cooler months – may not need refrigeration and could suffice with large ice buckets.

What bar furniture will you need?

Seating is essential to any home bar and will impact the style of your home bar design. Bar stools, for example, come in an array of materials and styles, from traditional wooden bar stools, to resort- and industrial-style stools. Storage is another important element, so look for a liquor cabinet and wine racks. Next, if you are creating a freestanding station, you will need a bar table, which are taller and shallower than regular dining tables. Check that your stools and table height work together before you finalise any home bar designs.

How can you personalise your bar design?

Bar tools and accessories are an easy and interchangeable way to personalise your bar design. You may want to create a wine bar, tavern-style bar or retro bar, so look for wine glasses and tumblers, for instance, that will help carry this style. Coasters, bar mats or signage will help you to further achieve your desired look.